- Contents
- Front matter
- Part 1 Background
- Chapter 1 Multidisciplinary approach to cancer
- Chapter 2 Aetiology and epidemiology
- Chapter 3 Genetics of cancer
- Part 2 Principles of treatment
- Chapter 4 Surgical oncology
- Chapter 5 Principles of radiation oncology
- Chapter 6 Principles of chemotherapy
- Chapter 7 Late effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- Chapter 8 Hormone therapy
- Chapter 9 Biological and targeted therapies
- Chapter 10 Clinical trials
- Part 3 Principles of prevention and population screening
- Chapter 11 Cancer prevention
- Chapter 12 Population screening for cancer
- Part 4 Specific types of cancer
- Chapter 13 Thoracic cancer
- Chapter 14 Breast cancer
- Chapter 15 Colorectal cancer
- Chapter 16 Anal cancer
- Chapter 17 Upper gastrointestinal cancer
- Chapter 18 Endocrine cancers
- Chapter 19 Genitourinary cancers
- Chapter 20 Gynaecological cancer
- Chapter 21 Head and neck cancers
- Chapter 22 Tumours of the central nervous system
- Chapter 23 Skin cancers
- Chapter 24 Haematological malignancies
- Chapter 25 Bone and soft tissue malignancies
- Chapter 26 Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)
- Chapter 27 Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Part 5 Symptom control in oncology
- Chapter 29 Principles of palliative care
- Part 6 The way forward
- Chapter 30 Novel therapeutic strategies
- Chapter 31 Gene therapy and immunotherapy for cancer
- Part 7 Emergencies in oncology
- Chapter 32 Spinal cord compression and bone marrow suppression
- Chapter 33 Superior vena cava obstruction and raised intracranial pressure
- Chapter 34 Stridor and anaphylaxis
- Chapter 35 Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies
- Chapter 36 Obstruction
- Chapter 37 Biochemical crises
- Chapter 38 Complications of long-term central venous lines and chemotherapy extravasation
The Oxford Handbook of Oncology is a practical guide to the clinical consultation in oncology. Covering the scientific basis as well as diagnosis, it includes investigations, management and palliative care issues in cancer. It has been extensively revised and updated for the new edition to reflect recent advances in oncology with particular emphasis on new therapies. It includes new approaches to diagnosis and treatment and there is an expanded section on oncological emergencies with practical advice for immediate patient management.
- About the Editors
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Jim Cassidy, Professor of Oncology, Cancer Research UK, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Donald Bissett, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
Roy A.J. Spence OBE, Consultant Surgeon, Belfast City Hospital, Honorary Professor, Queens University, Belfast, Honorary Professor, University of Ulster
Miranda Payne, Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology, Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, Oxford
- Disclaimer
Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.

